DEEP PURPLE THE BOOK OF TALIESYN - UK VERY 1ST PRESS

	£		104
	$		138

DEEP PURPLE - 'THE BOOK OF TALIESYN' - Cat. No. SHVL 751

  ORIGINAL UK very 1st Pressing & Mothers #1 of the 1968 LP on Green Harvest label with ''THE GRAMOPHONE CO.LTD''&''MADE IN GT. BRITAIN'' text around Rim label (NO EMI Box Logo) with RARE Very 1st Matrix A-1G/B-1G  and  Original Earliest 1st 'Mother' Pressing Made  #1 #1

 ***** Vinyl is STUNNING and UNMARKED in Virtual MINT Condition!!! ***** 

 **** Magnificent ORIGINAL Ernest J. Day & Co. Fully Laminated Front & Back Gatefold Cover ****

***** Amazing - TOP AUDIO PLAY - Near Mint Undistorted Clear Sound Quality Throughout *****

**** Virtually Silent Audio Play Run-ins and in-between Tracks ****

*****Archive Vinyl & Covers You Will Never Need To Upgrade!!! *****

 A Beautiful NEAR MINT and Incredibaly Rare Vinyl in this Amazing and Unbelievable Preserved condition for 43 years of age - In a Near Mint Perfect Original very 1st Issue Picture sleeve gatefold cover 'Printed and Made by Ernest J.Day & Co.Ltd. London' and Rare Original Harvest Inner Sleeve ''Advertising other Artists Releases of the Era'' - All are in near Perfect and Exceptional condition!!! - Just so scarce these days and near impossible to find a half decent and respectable Copy of this Iconic Deep Purple Album that hasn't been played to near Death and Destruction at wild drunken parties in the late 60s And your probably thinking will you ever find that elusive Holy Grail of a copy where the Cover & Vinyl surfaces still look virtually 'New' - Well You Have Now!!!

All parts of this Album are Just Exceptional and Superb - Looks Virtually Untouched and Unplayed  You will not be Disappointed!!! - So now here is your chance to own an Unmarked Near Mint very  1st UK Pressing of one of Deep Purples early pieces of Music history!!!

TRUE FIRST Matrix & Mother Stampers: Side 1: SHVL 751  A-1G  Mother Stamper: 1 / O 

                                                                     Side 2: SHVL 751  B-1G  Mother Stamper: 1 / G M

ARTIST: DEEP PURPLE

TITLE:  THE BOOK OF TALIESYN

YEAR: 1969 (1ST  ISSUE)

CAT NO: SHVL 751

LABEL & COLOUR  HARVEST GREEN

COUNTRY: UK

MATRIX Nos: SHVL 751 A-1G & SHVL 751 B-1G  (VERY FIRST PRESS ISSUE) 

All of my records That I'm selling are from my own personel collection that I have collected and cherished for over 40 years and which have been generally kept and looked after to the highest standard.

Vinyl Condition: Nr.Mint (Looks Unplayed!)The Vinyl on both playing surfaces appear totally like ''New'' in strong sun light both sides are Stunning and Flawless and visually vinyl looks UNPLAYED and are completely free from any suface marks or wear/blemishes looks totally UNMARKED and Barely played on even closer examination under a strong halogen bulb it's very hard to find or detect any marks at all on this exceptional near perfect vinyl disc  If I'm going to be over critical and you look hard enough it only just about reveals nothing more than some insignificant very very faint mild wispy inner sleeve removal traces that absolutely dosen't affect the virtually Perfect Audio Playback - The vinyl still retains it's original factory pressed look with jet black shiny deep gloss sheen and lustre - It would be virtually impossible to find vinyl that will better this one!!!  

AUDIO PLAYBACK ASSESSMENT:  - SUPERB UNINTERRUPTED CRYSTAL CLEAR CLARITY AND POWER ON AUDIO PLAYBACK END TO END - Audio is Graded as Near Mint:  This vinyl visually looks like its only ever  been played a very few times very carefully  and appears to have No marks or blemishes across the vinyl surfaces and shows NO heavy marks or scratches still looks a Stunning near Flawless example - There are No loud Clicks,pops,skips,jumps or repeats and shows No other annoying  audio noise distortions during playback If I'm going to be Ultra Critical whilst listening through the playback you may get occasionally when the very quiet tracks begin to play or on the start of run ins and inbetween tracks and the very quieter elements of audio playback or if at all  you may get some very very light static dust crackle for a second or two and then it just fades away but absolutely nothing of any consequence on this 42 year old Classic  that will spoil your overall enjoyment of this exceptional Iconic Classic Album - Overall  its just a Fantastic listening Experience that comes from this near Perfect Dynamic Stereo Audio performance that you would expect from a near perfect 1st pressing!!! 

Please Note: This record has been stored away and not touched or cleaned for most of it's 43 years it would obviously benefit from a professional clean  before play as to reduce further any light dust static crackle that is still present

Labels Condition: EX+ Being the original Harvest vibrant green labels with bold black written text are near mint and just Superb being Unmarked and look near perfect with very little evidence showing of Spindle usage marks or trails showing across either of the Labels with No wear or ink writting to be seen looks barely touched and it's only evident under angled halogen light of a few very faint spindle marks that are showing near the spindle hole - When it was played on just those odd few occasions it was certainly done so very carefully!!!

Cover Condition: Nr.Mint An Original E J Day Laminated Gatefold sleeve cover - This cover is one of the best your ever likely to come across a well preserved and amazingly well kept example that looks like 'NEW' Inside and out just Superb and Stunning - That's totally intact and in virtually pristine and perfect condition - The cover is Unmarked  with No noticable laminated blemishes of any kind - Showing to be Flat crisp clean and spotless with razor sharp straight edges and pointed square corners and original bold sharp vivid colours the inside of the black/white gatefold cover is mint looking - I'm really struggling to find any defects on this wonderful cover

Spine Condition: Nr Mint The Wide spine is totally intact and near perfect - With all written text still showing to be clear bold legible and perfectly worded as was on the first day it left the factory - With No Marks or Blemishes to be seen  

Inner Sleeve: EX+ The original Harvest artist Advertising sleeve of the era is in immaculate and Suberb original very clean intact condition and shows no evidence of any real handling wear over it's lifetime - Absolutely NO Tears,Splits,Ink Writting,Stickers or other Blemishes apart from a little yellow aging tinges around the white edges

 The overall Brilliant Pristine condition of this Album is mainly due to the superb dry storage conditions and thick plastic cover protection on this LP Record over it's Lifetime!!!

Thanks for Looking and Happy Bidding!!!

     I'm currently sorting through some of my other Rarer vinyl records that have been played only a few times which are mainly UK 1st  PRESSINGS - Which are all in Excellent to Mint Condition - Mainly due to Covers/Vinyl have been kept in plastic covers and Stored in a Cupboard for all of their Life Span and this is one of them

Track List:

1. Listen Learn Read On
2. Wring That Neck
3. Kentucky Woman
4. Exposition/We Can Work It Out
5. Shield
6. Anthem
7. River Deep Mountain High

  I will Grade LP to RECORD COLLECTORS 'RARE RECORDS' UK Grading system guide

  This will give any interested bidders a good indication of the quality and overall  standard of my LPs 

Record Collector's Grading System:

MINT: The Record is in Brand New Condition with no surface marks or deterioration in sound quality. The Cover and any extra items such as the lyric sheet, booklet or poster are in Perfect condition. Records advertised as Sealed or Unplayed should be MINT.  

EXCELLENT: The Record shows some signs of having been played, but there is very little Lessing in sound quality. The Cover and packaging might have slight wear and/or Creasing.

VERY GOOD: The Record has obviously been played many times, but displays no major deterioration in sound quality, despite noticeable surface marks and the occasional light scratch. Normal wear and tear on the Cover or extra items, without any major defects is acceptable.

If there are any questions you would like to ask that I may not have covered Please email

YOU CAN BID WITH CONFIDENCE - I PROVIDE A SERVICE THAT YOU CAN TRUST - I OFFER QUALITY VINYL FOR SALE THAT IS ASSURED - ALL MY SOLD ITEMS HAVE 100% POSITIVE FEEDBACK FROM VERY HAPPY CUSTOMERS - I OFFER VERY FAST NEXT DAY POSTAL DESPATCH AFTER AUCTION ENDS AND AFTER RECEIPT OF PAYPAL PAYMENT - WITH PROMPT EMAIL COMMUNICATIONS WITH THE WINNING BIDDER AT ALL TIMES

  Thanks for Looking and Happy Bidding!!!

Album Covers will be separated from vinyl in there inner sleeves and will be Protected in new high quality Polylined inner sleeves and thick Plastic Covers over the Album Cover - Bubble Wrapped - Packed Securely in the Highest  Quality Cardboard Record Box Mailers - With Fragile/Handle With Care Labels Stuck on to Help Prevent Any Damage - I Have Never Had Any Buyers Complain of Damage to any of my Records on Arrival so far - This can be proven on any of my Record Sales to date at any time by checking my 100% Positive Feedback!!! 

Postal Charges (Buyers Guide) - Next Day Despatch after Auction ends after Receipt of Paypal Payment

I Will Still Endeavour to keep my Postal Charges for all Buyers down to the Bare Minimum 

My Postal Charges for the U K, Europe and Rest of World (USA, Australia, Japan etc) are one of the Cheapest on Ebay for despatch of Vinyl LPs - Ensuring that all LP's are Packed to the very highest Standards in the Best Quality Toughened Cardboard Boxes that Exist and always arrive to destination in one piece. (I don't use these flimsy thin cardboard mailers that generally arrive falling apart)  I will always obtain proof of posting but cannot be held responsible for any postal systems around the world that may go and lose any of the parcels. However, I will always aim to resolve any problems to the satisfaction of all parties. I do not believe in taking Liberties with postal Charges for any potential buyers as some Sellers seem to do (See Below for New Price Guide).  

POSTAGE: UK Royal Mail 1st Class £2.99 (Double LP's £3.50) / EUROPE £3.99 / REST OF WORLD £6.49 

ADDITIONAL LP's: UK £1.50 / EUROPE £2.00 / REST OF WORLD £3.00 

UK BUYERS PLEASE  NOTE: IF THE FINAL WINNING BID FROM A BUYER ON A RARER LP RECORD EXCEEDS £41 THEN AN ADDITIONAL CHARGE FOR RECORDED DELIVERY SIGNED FOR PACKAGE OF £1.00 WILL BE ADDED TO PAYMENT INVOICE - I WILL ALWAYS OBTAIN PROOF OF POSTING BUT I CAN'T BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR POSTAL LOSS  OR DAMAGE OF PACKAGE DURING TRANSIT.

INTERNATIONAL/OVERSEAS BUYERS PLEASE NOTE: IF THE FINAL WINNING BID FROM A BUYER ON A RARER LP RECORD EXCEEDS £41 THEN AN ADDITIONAL CHARGE FOR 'INTERNATIONAL SIGNED FOR PACKAGE' DELIVERY OF £4.25 WILL BE ADDED TO PAYMENT INVOICE -  I WILL ALWAYS OBTAIN PROOF OF POSTING BUT I CAN'T BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY POSTAL SYSTEMS AROUND THE WORLD FOR POSTAL LOSS OR DAMAGE OF PACKAGE DURING TRANSIT   

UK

1st Class Royal Mail Delivery Cost to Buyers

EUROPE

1st Class Airmail

REST OF WORLD

1st Class Airmail  USA,Australia, Japan,etc

1 x LP

£2.99

1 x LP

£3.99

1 x LP

£6.49

2 x LP

£3.50

2 x LP

£5.99

2 x LP

£9.49